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Novel technique reveals surprising way to suppress tumor cells

Novel technique reveals surprising way to suppress tumor cells

by Alan Dove,Cornell UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111412By analyzing key enzymes in a new way, an international team led by res

Novel technique reveals surprising way to suppress tumor cells

by Alan Dove,Cornell UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111412By analyzing key enzymes in a new way, an international team led by res
Team establishes positive clinical impact of the Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Board

Team establishes positive clinical impact of the Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Board

byThe University of Hong KongCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA collaborative group led by the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the Univers

Team establishes positive clinical impact of the Multidisciplinary Molecular Tumor Board

byThe University of Hong KongCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA collaborative group led by the Department of Clinical Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the Univers
Team develops effective cigar warning signage

Team develops effective cigar warning signage

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineStimuli for the experimental conditions. Participants saw an image of a cigar store countertop at the point-of-sale with randomiza

Team develops effective cigar warning signage

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineStimuli for the experimental conditions. Participants saw an image of a cigar store countertop at the point-of-sale with randomiza
Promising new pancreatic cancer treatment moves forward

Promising new pancreatic cancer treatment moves forward

by Huntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainEven among cancers, pancreatic cancer is an especially sinister form of disease. The one-year survival rate is extremely low, and treatment progres

Promising new pancreatic cancer treatment moves forward

by Huntsman Cancer InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainEven among cancers, pancreatic cancer is an especially sinister form of disease. The one-year survival rate is extremely low, and treatment progres
Adding radiation to systemic therapy extends overall survival for patients with advanced liver cancer

Adding radiation to systemic therapy extends overall survival for patients with advanced liver cancer

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdding radiation therapy to systemic therapy for patients with advanced liver cancer can extend overall survival and del

Adding radiation to systemic therapy extends overall survival for patients with advanced liver cancer

by American Society for Radiation OncologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdding radiation therapy to systemic therapy for patients with advanced liver cancer can extend overall survival and del
New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue

New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue

by Jeanna Vazquez,University of California - San DiegoEach therapeutic seed, approximately the size of a postage stamp, contains radiation sources embedded in a collagen tile that together deliv

New radiation therapy delays brain cancer regrowth, protects healthy tissue

by Jeanna Vazquez,University of California - San DiegoEach therapeutic seed, approximately the size of a postage stamp, contains radiation sources embedded in a collagen tile that together deliv
Experimental cancer therapy shows success in more than 70% of patients in global clinical trials

Experimental cancer therapy shows success in more than 70% of patients in global clinical trials

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new therapy that makes the immune system kill bone marrow cancer cells was successful in as many as 73% of patients in two clinical

Experimental cancer therapy shows success in more than 70% of patients in global clinical trials

by The Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new therapy that makes the immune system kill bone marrow cancer cells was successful in as many as 73% of patients in two clinical
Adding vaccine to immunotherapy for liver cancer shows promise in early trial

Adding vaccine to immunotherapy for liver cancer shows promise in early trial

by Dennis ThompsonClinical response. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02894-yA custom-made anti-tumor vaccine added to standard immunotherapy was twice as likely to sh

Adding vaccine to immunotherapy for liver cancer shows promise in early trial

by Dennis ThompsonClinical response. Credit:Nature Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02894-yA custom-made anti-tumor vaccine added to standard immunotherapy was twice as likely to sh
Prognosis of multiple myeloma has improved since 2000

Prognosis of multiple myeloma has improved since 2000

by Elana GotkineFor patients with multiple myeloma (MM), there has been an improvement in prognosis since 2000, but mortality still remains elevated, according to a study published online April 6 in&n

Prognosis of multiple myeloma has improved since 2000

by Elana GotkineFor patients with multiple myeloma (MM), there has been an improvement in prognosis since 2000, but mortality still remains elevated, according to a study published online April 6 in&n
Overcoming the limits of immunotherapies

Overcoming the limits of immunotherapies

byUniversity of WürzburgKarl Petri (left) is setting up an Emmy Noether research group at the University Hospital of Würzburg with the support of the German Research Foundation. Alexandre Truber

Overcoming the limits of immunotherapies

byUniversity of WürzburgKarl Petri (left) is setting up an Emmy Noether research group at the University Hospital of Würzburg with the support of the German Research Foundation. Alexandre Truber
Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm

Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm

by Duke UniversityA tiny worm cell breaking through the wall that normally holds cells in place. Credit:Development(2023). DOI: 10.1242/dev.201570What makes some cancer cells stay put

Creating a 'parts list' for cancer's spread, with help from a worm

by Duke UniversityA tiny worm cell breaking through the wall that normally holds cells in place. Credit:Development(2023). DOI: 10.1242/dev.201570What makes some cancer cells stay put
AACR: Cadonilimab plus chemo beneficial for gastric adenocarcinoma

AACR: Cadonilimab plus chemo beneficial for gastric adenocarcinoma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma, cadonilimab plus chemotherapy is associated with improved overall survival and progression-free survival, ac

AACR: Cadonilimab plus chemo beneficial for gastric adenocarcinoma

by Elana GotkineFor patients with gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma, cadonilimab plus chemotherapy is associated with improved overall survival and progression-free survival, ac